CALL FOR PAPERS STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF/HH Student Success: Achieving New Heights July 22-24, 2008 Moody Gardens Hotel Galveston, Texas The thirteenth biennial Texas Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing invites proposals for papers that address a wide variety of issues in the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Presentations reflecting the conference theme, Student Success: Achieving New Heights, will be considered for concurrent sessions. Topics Format Proposal Topics include accessing the general education curriculum; teaching reading/english/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies; providing for the education of infants and preschoolers; working with low-functioning deaf; and parenting children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Other strand areas include deaf studies and culture, speech development, administrative and legal issues, sign communication and interpreting, audiology, transition, and assessment of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Training sessions are needed in the use of amplification equipment, appropriate software, and technology. Concurrent sessions are 1½ hours long and include time for introductions, discussion, questions and evaluations. Longer sessions in 1½ hour increments (3 hours, 4½ hours, and 6 hours) will be considered. Poster sessions will be offered in Exhibition Hall. Submit an original and three copies of each of the following: (1) call for papers application, including abstract and additional information pages, (2) co-presenter information for each additional presenter, (3) a biographical sketch for each presenter, and (4) a resume for each presenter. Application Completed applications must be postmarked by Thursday, January 31, 2008. Deadline Acceptance notifications will be sent to the main applicant only by February 29, 2008. Fees & expenses Presenters selected from the Call for Papers will not be paid an honorarium or be reimbursed for expenses. Registration Media Copies RDSPD/TSD/DARS personnel are asked to pay full registration as a financial support for the conference. Presenters who are not affiliated with RDSPD, TSD, or DARS may attend other sessions on the day of their presentation without paying registration. Attendance on multiple days, at meal functions, or requesting CEU credit will require registration. Every effort will be made to meet the requests for media equipment. Be sure to indicate your needs on the application. Please help keep the conference costs down by requesting only essential equipment. Changes in equipment requests will NOT be accepted after May 16, 2008. Presenters are responsible for providing handouts for his or her presentation. Duplication will not be available at the conference. Speakers need to provide an electronic copy (NOT Power Point) of their handouts in pdf format. Questions Lisa Stewart, Speakers Committee Chair and Fort Worth ISD E-mail: lstew@fortworthisd.net Information 100 N. University Drive, Ste 254B Phone: (817) 871-2920 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Fax: (817) 871-2393 DiAnne Allison, Speakers Committee Co-Chair Denton ISD E-mail: dallison@dentonisd.org 1205 University Drive Phone: (940) 369-4084 Denton, Texas 76201 Fax: (940) 369-4969 Dan Diffee, Speakers Committee Co-Chair Education Service Center E-mail: ddiffee@esc11.net 3001 North Freeway Phone: (817) 740-7580 Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Fax: (817) 740-3684
STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF/HH CALL FOR PAPERS APPLICATION Student Success: Achieving New Heights July 22-24, 2008 Moody Gardens Hotel Galveston, Texas Please mail 1 original and 3 copies of the application with all supporting documents to: Education Service Center Region XI Attn: Dan Diffee 3001 North Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76106 This application and additional information about the /Hard of Hearing is available on the Texas Education Agency website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/ PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT SESSION INFORMATION If there is more than one presenter, please ask each co-presenter to complete the co-presenter information page. Each person is asked to submit the biographical information and a 1-2 page resume. NAME OF APPLICANT: Agency/Organization: Position/Title: Street Address: City: Telephone (W): (H): (Fax): E-mail Address: Summer phone number and address (if different from above): TITLE OF PRESENTATION: Do you want a conference registration form? yes no Communication Needs: Sign language interpreters will be provided for all sessions. Please indicate any additional communication needs that you may have below: Moderator Recommendations: (If possible, please provide the name, address and phone number of a person who would be willing to moderate this session. Call for Papers Application Page 1 of 4
CO-PRESENTER INFORMATION (PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CO-PRESENTER) Name of Co-Presenter: Agency/Organization: Position/Title: Street address (PO Box): City: State: Zip: Telephone (W): (H): (Fax): E-mail Address: Summer phone number and address (if different from above): Title of Presentation: Name of Main Applicant Presenter: For EACH presenter (MAIN PRESENTER AND ALL CO-PRESENTERS): PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION. I. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Please write a brief biographical sketch (25 words or less) that can be printed in the conference program. II. RESUME: Please enclose an abbreviated copy of your resume indicating relevant information for this audience. An extensive list of previous presentations, articles and publications is not required. Attached resume or vita should not exceed two pages. Call for Papers Application Page 2 of 4
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT Please provide the following information about the proposed paper. TITLE OF PRESENTATION: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: (25-30 words or less, as you wish it to appear in the program) I. OBJECTIVES (What do you want the audience to learn?) II. CONTENT (What material is to be presented?) III. METHOD (S) OF PRESENTING (How are you going to present this information?) Call for Papers Application Page 3 of 4
ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION INFORMATION Title of Presentation: Topic Category: accessing the general ed. curriculum deaf studies/deaf culture reading/english/language arts inclusion mathematics interpreting science legal issues social studies low-functioning deaf children administrative issues parenting children with hearing loss audiology parent/infant education assessment preschool/early childhood intervention behavior/behavior improvement speech-language development bilingual/bicultural issues support services in deaf education communication technology/adaptive/assistive devices computer technology in the classroom transition other: other: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level the topic will cover: parent/infant multi-handicapped early childhood multi-level elementary postsecondary secondary other (specify): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended audience: administrators paraprofessionals audiologists speech-language pathologists counselors teacher educators diagnosticians teachers - elementary interpreters teachers - secondary parents others: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Equipment requested: [Note: No changes in media requests will be accepted after May 16, 2008.] overhead projector VHS videotape player LCD (Power Point) projector other (specify): Please do not request a VCR or LCD projector unless it is critical to your presentation. You must provide your own computer, connectors, cords, and/or special equipment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I (WE) understand that if my (our) Call for Papers application is accepted by the Texas Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, I (we) will not receive an honorarium or reimbursement for expenses from the Conference. Appropriate registration and meal fees will be my (our) responsibility if I (we) attend other days, request CEUs, or dine at the general session. Signature of Applicant: Call for Papers Application Page 4 of 4